Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - New to the group

Just wanted to introduce myself to the group here, I've been lurking in here for a while but haven't chimed in on too many threads. I'm just barely a clyde and hopefully will soon become an emeritus member. I started mountain biking a couple summers ago when I still lived in Tampa, FL and actually road quite a bit while I was stil therel in grad school. Last summer we moved to the Washington, DC area and my riding has been very infrequent/almost non-existant. Couple infrequent riding with a new job in outside sales with a fat expense account = eating out almost every day for lunch and some pretty substantial weight gain. Part of the reason I haven't been riding is I hate dealing with traffic around here to drive somewhere to mountain bike, and while I have a set of spare MTB wheels w/ road slicks on them, I'm not a big fan of riding my MTB on the road. So I just solved that problem and bought me my first ever road bike, I got a 2010 Specialized Roubaix Elite this afternoon. Tomorrow will be the maiden voyage (riding it around the LBS neighborhood doesn't count). Anyways, enough blabbering, I just wanted to say high and share my new bicycle excitement!

Welcome! Hopefully your first ride will lead to many more for your new road bike! :D

Welcome. I rode 80 laps arount the block one day.
It counts.

Welcome and enjoy that nice bike :love:. If you want you can come over the commuting forum. We'll have you taking the lane, ranting about weather, complaining about cagers, and possibly being a bike snob in no time at all :lol:.

Welcome, and enjoy your new bike!

This thread is useless without pics:)

Congrats on the new ride. If I ever go Nouvo Techno a Roubaix is on my short list.

Have you ridden in Rock Creek Park yet? I always enjoy that.

Well I took it out for my first ride tonight... 10.29 miles in just over 45 minutes. It's definitely going to take me a while to get used to riding the road bike, but I definitely enjoyed it. I'm sure I'll be sore tomorrow though. Pics to come soon!

Just think of it as the beginning of a very long relationship. The being sore will go away pretty quickly as you adjust to the different riding position.

Just wanted to introduce myself to the group here, I've been lurking in here for a while but haven't chimed in on too many threads. I'm just barely a clyde and hopefully will soon become an emeritus member. I started mountain biking a couple summers ago when I still lived in Tampa, FL and actually road quite a bit while I was stil therel in grad school. Last summer we moved to the Washington, DC area and my riding has been very infrequent/almost non-existant. Couple infrequent riding with a new job in outside sales with a fat expense account = eating out almost every day for lunch and some pretty substantial weight gain. Part of the reason I haven't been riding is I hate dealing with traffic around here to drive somewhere to mountain bike, and while I have a set of spare MTB wheels w/ road slicks on them, I'm not a big fan of riding my MTB on the road. So I just solved that problem and bought me my first ever road bike, I got a 2010 Specialized Roubaix Elite this afternoon. Tomorrow will be the maiden voyage (riding it around the LBS neighborhood doesn't count). Anyways, enough blabbering, I just wanted to say high and share my new bicycle excitement!

I weigh 253 pounds and got a 09 Specialized Roubaix Expert last November and LOVE IT!! I am sure you will come to love yours.

Welcome to the herd!

Just think of it as the beginning of a very long relationship. The being sore will go away pretty quickly as you adjust to the different riding position.

There are at least three meanings to that remark.

Welcome, I have the same ride and I have been happy with it. Keep the rubber side down. ECB1

I finally got around to taking a photo of the new bike... Here she is, sorry for all the clutter in the background.

http://www.joshodonnell.com/bike.jpg